A “Cybertruck” goes on sale for $ 10,800 — in Russia, Ars Technica

                                                            It’s nottheCybertruck, but it isaCybertruck.                                                        

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                                                            Yes, it’s for sale.                                                        

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                                                            If you want to make an angular truck, start with an angular hatchback? A Lada like this one donated its chassis to the Russian Cybertruck.                                                                                                           

Tesla’s angular, unpainted Cybertruck sure is polarizing. The company says it will go into production in late (******************************************************************, but not everyone wants to wait that long. If you’re Tesla CEO Elon Musk, that’s not a problem — you can just

drive the prototype to dinnerat Nobu, as long as you have a chase car follow you. But he’s not the only onebreaking necksout there. Over in Russia, some of the citizens of the Khimki suburb outside Moscow might also have seen a metallic wedge on the roads recently. And this one is already for sale.

The “Cybertruck” in this case is the work of the YouTubers at Pushka’s Garage, and it follows a long line of Russian homebuilt specials. If you’ve been on the car Internet long enough you’ll probably know what I’m talking about — build threads showing old Porsches or BMWs being made to look like this year model with the help of elbow grease and a lot of Bondo ( or whatever the Russian equivalent is).

That’s not quite the case here, although I do like the idea of ​​someone buying an old Model S as the starting point. No, this is a lot more low-tech and low-budget. The entire project only cost $ 1, (********************************************************************************, which included the donor car, a VAZ (****************************************************************. (This is an angular hatchback that first appeared in thes, which some of us know better as the Lada Samara.) Instead of two electric motors and a whole lot of lithium-ion, this Cybertruck makes do with front-wheel drive and a 1.6L gasoline engine. The body panels are at least made from sheet metal, however.

for a symbolic $********************************************************************************, ************************************************************************** – or (******************************************************************************, (rubles.) It’s home-brew Cybervehicle month, apparently

In fact, the Pushka’s Garage Cybertruck isn’t the only home-brewed Cybervehicle I’ve come across this week. On Christmas Day, Jordan Taylor unveiled the Cyberkart on Twitter.(********************************** Introducing. CyberKart. # CyberKartpic.twitter.com/LwEDzZO5ba(***********– Jordan Taylor (@jordan************************************************************************** taylor (December) ,